House debates Questions without Notice

Paid Parental Leave

Wednesday, 13 May 2015 House of Representatives

Tony Abbott

Tony Abbott Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister

2:42 pm

Over the years many businesses, including Woolworths, have chosen to give paid parental leave to their staff because they know that it makes good sense for their business. It does make good sense for their business, and it will continue to make good sense for their business, but, where a business chooses to provide less paid parental leave than is given by the government's scheme, the government will make it up. That is what will happen. But what we are not going to allow is double-dipping, because, when it comes to Commonwealth public servants and when it comes to state public servants—

Ms Claydon interjecting—

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